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Monday, October 6, 2008

Sacramento retail/mixed use neighborhood problems

from yesterday's Sacramento Bee (10/5):

Florin Road marked by seesaw development
By Jon Ortiz - jortiz@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, October 5, 2008

"Up and down. Down and up.

Florin Road, once a regional retail powerhouse, is in the middle of another seesaw economic cycle.

East of Highway 99, the south Sacramento retail corridor is rebounding after years of decline. Meanwhile, Florin Road west of the freeway is on the down stroke with several key businesses closing recently or preparing to leave." ...

"City and county officials say that they're working on plans to revitalize Florin Road's west side. There's talk of mixing residential and retail development that targets the local area's rich diversity. Developers have toured the street, which straddles city and county line." ...

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